Chiefs
1999 season
Head coachRoss Cooper
CaptainMichael Collins
StadiumWaikato Stadium, Hamilton
Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe (Growers Stadium)
Placing6th
RecordWon 5, Lost 6
Top try scorerAll: - (-)
Top points scorerAll: - (-)

1999 was another tough year for the Waikato Chiefs rugby team in the Super 12 Tournament. This year winning 5 of their 11 games and finished 6th overall on the table, this year the team was coached by Ross Cooper and captained by Michael Collins.

Standing

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts
1Australia Queensland Reds 11812233170+63236
2South Africa Stormers 11803290244+46436
3New Zealand Otago Highlanders 11803280203+77335
4New Zealand Canterbury Crusaders 11713324262+62333
5Australia ACT Brumbies 11506278195+83828
6New Zealand Waikato Chiefs 1150624830153626
7South Africa Sharks 11515241232+9325
8Australia Waratahs 114162462482624
9New Zealand Auckland Blues 11416202201+1523
10New Zealand Wellington Hurricanes 1141621322613422
11South Africa Cats 1140731234129622
12South Africa Northern Bulls 11101020344724437

Results

Round 1 26 February 1999 Canterbury Crusaders New Zealand 48 3 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Jade Stadium, Christchurch  
Try: Afato So'oalo, Daryl Gibson, James Kerr, Scott Robertson, Steve Lancaster
Con: Andrew Mehrtens (4)
Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (5)
Pen: Blair Feeney Referee: New Zealand Paul Honiss
Round 2 6 March 1999 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 17 19 Australia Queensland Reds Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  
Try: Rhys Duggan
Pen: Matt Cooper (4)
Try: Damien Smith, Mark Connors, Warwick Waugh
Con: Nathan Spooner (2)
Referee: South Africa Andrew Turner
Round 3 13 March 1999 Waratahs Australia 36 30 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney  
Try: Christian Warner, Matthew Dowling, Michael Brial, Phil Kearns, Tiaan Strauss
Con: Christian Warner
Pen: Christian Warner (2)
Try: Glen Marsh, Roger Randle, Walter Little
Con: Matt Cooper (3)
Pen: Matt Cooper (3)
Referee: South Africa André Watson
Round 5 26 March 1999 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 18 29 New Zealand Auckland Blues Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  
Try: Walter Little, Dylan Mika
Con: Matt Cooper
Pen: Matt Cooper (2)
Try: Xavier Rush, Rua Tipoki
Con: Adrian Cashmore (2)
Pen: Adrian Cashmore (4)
Drop: Carlos Spencer
Round 6 3 April 1999 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 16 27 New Zealand Otago Highlanders Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua  
Round 7 10 April 1999 ACT Brumbies Australia 13 16 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Canberra Stadium, Canberra  
Round 8 16 April 1999 Wellington Hurricanes New Zealand 21 24 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth  
Round 9 24 April 1999 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 44 42 South Africa Cats Growers Stadium, Pukekohe  
Round 10 30 April 1999 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 32 19 South Africa Sharks Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  
Round 11 8 May 1999 Stormers South Africa 16 9 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
Attendance: 49,170
Round 12 14 May 1999 Northern Bulls South Africa 31 39 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  

Squad

Player statistics

Notes and references

    http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/match-centre/?historicalView=1&season=1999&competition=205&match=599053 (BLUES VS CHIEFS GAME, 26 March 1999)

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